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William Garth Edwards

Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors — Cumberland, VA

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

24 years

Location

Cumberland, VA 23040

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Wells Fargo Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

4,178

Across 1,145 offices

Clients per advisor

109 High

Avg AUM per client

$514,335 High

HNW client ratio

51% Very High

About

William Edwards is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. He holds CFP® and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Advisors in 2025, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2019 to 2025 and spent over a decade at Morgan Stanley in various roles. Outside of his advisory work, Edwards serves as president and head coach of a nonprofit travel baseball team for youth and is a board member of the Economic Development Authority of Cumberland County, Virginia. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of planning options and specialized services for clients who meet certain net-worth thresholds. The firm combines advisory services with other financial products and referral channels.

Client services

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Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers
Investment consulting services to institutional clients

Expertise

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Divorce financial planning Planning for children with special needs Business exit / sale strategy Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

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Commissions

Brokerage commissions are charged if clients implement investment recommendations through Wells Fargo Advisors brokerage accounts, in addition to advisory fees.

Other

Account minimum: $250,000 Fee-only: Fee-Based Planning Services fees range from $0 up to $25,000 per engagement, varying by service complexity and client's net worth. Specific fees are as follows: For clients with a net worth $250,000 to $500,000, total fee per engagement up to $5,000; $500,000 to $1,000,000, up to $12,500; over $1,000,000, up to $25,000. Individual service fees range up to $1,000-$1,500 to $5,000-$7,500 depending on net worth and service type.

Location

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Cumberland, VA

1496 Anderson Hwy 1st Fl

Cumberland VA 23040

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Texas · Virginia

Work history

24 years of industry experience

Wells Fargo Advisors

2025 - Present • 1 year

Richmond, VA

Wells Fargo Clearing

2019 - 2025 • 6 years

Richmond, VA

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association

2015 - 2019 • 4 years

New York, NY

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

2009 - 2019 • 10 years

Richmond, VA

Citigroup Global Markets

2005 - 2009 • 4 years

Richmond, VA

MSI Financial Services, Inc.

2003 - 2004 • 1 year

Richmond, VA

Ameriprise

2002 - 2003 • 1 year

Richmond, VA

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